Content list sharing

Abstract

In embodiments, a server may receive an indication of a content list to be transferred from a first user equipment to a second user equipment. The content list may include information related to content such as books, music, movies, physical items, software, games, or other physical or non-physical goods or media. The server may identify the content in the content list, and then determine what rights, if any, the user of the second user equipment has to access the content in the content list. In some embodiments, the server may then accept a purchase request from one or both of the first user or the second user, and alter the permissions of the second user in response to the purchase request. Finally, the server may facilitate the transfer of the content list, and the content associated with the content list and accessible to the second user, to the second user equipment. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, at a computing device, an indication of a content list to be transferred from a first device to a second device, the content list comprising information related to a plurality of content; and   determining, based at least in part on a set of permissions of a user of the second device, at least a portion of content in the plurality of content that may be accessed by the user of the second device to facilitate transfer of the content list and the portion of content to the second device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining is based at least in part on a comparison of the set of permissions of the user of the second device with a list of content of the second device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the determining is based at least in part on when a user received a permission in the set of permissions. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of content comprises a first portion of content not present on the second device, and the plurality of content further comprises a second portion of content, the second portion of content being present on the second device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining that the portion of content is not currently present on the second device;   determining that the user of the second device does not have permissions to access the portion of content;   receiving, from a user of the first device, an access request related to the portion of content; and   modifying, based at least in part on the access request, the permissions of the user of the second device such that the user of the second device has permission to access the portion of content.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the user of the first device is different than the user of the second device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the content in the portion of content is not known to the user of the first device at the time of the access request. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , where transfer of the content list comprises a digital authentication procedure. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content comprises media content. 
     
     
         10 . A device comprising:
 a receiver configured to receive a request from a first user to transfer content in a content list to a second user;   a content list resolver coupled with the receiver and configured to:
 compare the content list to a list of content owned by the second user; 
 identify a first portion of the content that is present in the list of content owned by the second user; and 
 identify a second portion of the content that is missing from the list of content owned by the second user; and 
   a transmitter coupled with the content list resolver and configured to facilitate transfer of the content list and the second portion of the content to the second user without transfer of the first portion of the content.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, prior to transfer by the transmitter, an access request from the first user, the access request being configured to provide the second user access rights to the second portion of content. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the content list resolver is configured to compare the content list to the list of content owned by the second user based at least in part on a comparison of the set of permissions of the second user with the content list. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the list of content owned by the second user is based at least in part on when a user received a permission in the set of permissions. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to perform a digital authentication procedure. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the content comprises a plurality of media content. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the content list comprises an order of the plurality of media content, a sequence of the plurality of media content, or metadata related to the plurality of media content, the metadata containing arbitrary designations for at least a piece of media content in the plurality of media content. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the device comprises a network device, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smartphone, a computing tablet, an e-reader, an ultrabook, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a server, a set-top box, or a game console. 
     
     
         18 . A method comprising:
 receiving a purchase request from a first user to purchase content in a content list;   comparing the content in the content list to a list of content owned by a second user;   identifying, based in part on the comparing, a first portion of content in the content list that is not owned by the second user and a second portion of content in the content list that is owned by the second user; and   facilitating transfer, based at least in part on the purchase request, of the first portion of content to the second user.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the purchase request is only for the first portion of content. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the identifying is based in part on when the second user received the second portion of content in the content list. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the purchase request is for the first portion of content in the content list and the second portion of content in the content list, and further comprising receiving an indication of a purchase of only the first portion of content, the purchase based at least in part on the purchase request. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the content comprises media content. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the content list comprises an order of the media content in the content list, a sequence of the media content in the content list, and/or metadata related to the media content in the content list, wherein the metadata includes an arbitrary designation for at least a piece of media content in the content list. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the content list comprises a content list created by the second user on a social networking platform. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein a transfer comprises a digital authentication procedure.